Justin Turner in at shortstop for Mets with Ronny Cedeno still out

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerJustin Turner starts at shortstop for the Mets, with Ronny Cedeno and Ruben Tejada still sidelined with injuries.

*UPDATE: Justin Turner sprained his right ankle in the third inning while caught in a trap between first and second base. X-rays were negative.

The shortstop position continues to be a shuffle for the Mets, who are dealing with Ruben Tejada's strained right quad and Ronny Cedeno's strained left calf.

Justin Turner will get the start today against the Phillies.

"Ronny's calf is still a little bit bad," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "It's still bothering him a bit. It was a small, a little strain. It's more than a cramp.

"He's better today. If we need to, he could play today."

Collins said the comeback for Tejada, who has been on the disabled list since May 7, will begin tomorrow.

"He's hopefully going to start running again tomorrow," Collins said. "All he's been doing is getting some at-bats and not running the bases. Tomorrow they're going to have him do the half-moons around the back of the infield to see how he is."

Collins said he hopes Tejada will be ready for rehab games Wednesday or Thursday.

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Andres Torres is out of today's lineup because his wife had a baby this morning.

"I'm hoping he'll get some sleep," Collins said. "As of 8 o'clock this morning he hadn't been to bed yet."

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Collins said injured spot starter Miguel Batista will make a rehab start Tuesday for Double-A Binghamton, which plays at Reading.

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As part of today's Memorial Day festivities: a flyover by four F-18 army planes, the national anthem performed by the US Navy Band and the first pitch via satellite from the International Space Station 240 miles above the Earth by astronaut Joe Acaba who threw a "knuckleball" that floated toward the camera.